Byron Kokkalanis (Greek: Βύρων Κοκκαλάνης; born 19 August 1985 in Athens), also spelled Vyron, is a Greek windsurfer of partly Filipino ancestry. He started sailing in 1997 in the Mistral class and 3 years later he won the Mistral Junior World Championship, his first international regatta. He took the fifth place at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the sixth place at the 2012 London Olympic Games. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games he finished in the 11th place.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's windsurfing | ||
Representing  Greece | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Buzios, Brazil | RS:X |
| European Championships | ||
 | 2013 Brest, France | RS:X |
 | 2012 Madeira, Portugal | RS:X |
| 2013 Burgas, Bulgaria | RS:X |
| 2013 Sopot, Poland | RS:X |
He was also fifth at the 2012 RS:X World Championships.,[1] third at the 2013 RS:X World Championship, first at the 2013 RS:X European Championship.[2]
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